(Black) Man who fatally shot (White) teen Molly Conley learns fateEVERETT, Wash. — The man who killed a 15-year-old girl while she walked down the street with her friends learned his fate Tuesday. Erick Walker was sentenced to 90.75 years in the death of Molly Conley. Prosecutors say Walker, of Marysville, went on a three-hour shooting spree, indiscriminately firing from his car and hitting homes in Lake Stevens and Marysville. He was convicted of manslaughter in the shooting death of the Bishop Blanchet freshman as she walked along a road in Lake Stevens with friends on June 1, 2013. He was also convicted of four counts of assault and five counts of drive-by shooting. Walker, 28, had been charged with one count of first-degree murder. The jury was given the option to find him guilty of the far lesser charge of manslaughter. In a packed courtoom, Molly Conley's father, John Conley, stood before the judge. "This whole thing has broken me. It has broken my family. This courtroom is brutal place. The fact that I’m standing with my back to a person with a blank stare, with the person who slaughtered my daughter, is really brutal," said John Conley. John Conley said he is haunted that he was home while his "youngest daughter was being slaughtered." Molly Conley's mother, Susan Arksey, said her daughter took her life very seriously and studied hard. "Mr. Walker, this court considers you a terrorist," the judge said. "It is the intention of this court that you spend the rest of your life in prison." - (Black-on-white)

Police seek help to ID (black) man following (White) woman's shootingLAS VEGAS -- Metro Police released a video Tuesday showing a man they hope the public can help identify or locate. Police want to talk to him in connection with a drive-by shooting that killed an innocent bystander Friday night. Cassandra Cassidy, 24, was shot as she arrived at her job on Charleston Boulevard and Lindell Road. Cassidy was standing outside Solutions Recovery drug and alcohol treatment center when two women approached her and said they needed to use her phone because someone was chasing them. Moments later, Cassidy was struck by gunfire from a car. Police released the video clip in hopes the public can help identify and locate the man. Anyone with information is being asked to call Metro Homicide Section at (702)828-3521. - (Black-on-white)

Las Vegas woman was ‘innocent victim’ in fatal shooting
The woman killed in a drive-by shooting Friday night was unconditionally kind and friendly to everyone, so it wouldn’t be out of character for her to help two females who police said were seeking aid, her boyfriend said. Cassandra Lee Cassidy, a 24-year-old Las Vegan, was an “innocent bystander.” She had just arrived to her shift at a house owned by Solutions Recovery Inc., a drug and alcohol recovery center, shortly after 10 pm., said Adam Loghides, her 26-year-old boyfriend. Cassidy parked and encountered two “fearful” females who were asking for help. They told police later they were afraid of males in a car down the street. The two-door white car occupied by multiple people approached Cassidy’s car while she was talking to the pair and at least one person in the car fired multiple rounds, fatally injuring Cassidy, police said. Then the car sped off.

Two (blacks) net long prison terms for roles in Chester Rite Aid murder (of White man)MEDIA COURTHOUSE >> Two cousins who pleaded guilty to third-degree murder and related offenses for their roles in the September 2013 shooting death of Jason Scott McClay inside a Chester Rite Aid were sentenced to lengthy prison terms Tuesday. Ashaniere White, 21, and her cousin, Christopher Parks, 25, were given identical sentences of 15 to 50 years in a state correctional facility for robbery and murder in the third degree. Parks and White also were sentenced to seven to 14 years each in separate cases for prior robberies that occurred at the same store. Common Pleas Judge George Pagano ran Parks’ sentence for those cases consecutive to his murder sentence for an aggregate of 22 to 64 years in prison. White will serve her additional sentence concurrent to her murder sentence, the judge ordered. Both Parks and White agreed to cooperate with authorities in prosecuting three other defendants in McClay’s murder: Rita Pultro, Tariq Mahmud and David Wiggins. - (Black-on-white)

(Black) Cleveland man indicted in death of (White) off-duty firefighterCLEVELAND, Ohio -- A Cleveland man is charged with aggravated murder in connection with the death of off-duty firefighter Theodore Wright. Slatter Howell, 20, was indicted on charges of aggravated murder, murder, felonious assault aggravated robbery, robbery, tampering with evidence and having weapons while under disability. Howell is currently in custody on unrelated charges in Mansfield. The indictment accuses Howell of causing Wright's death while attempting to rob him. Cleveland firefighter Wright, 58, was found dead on May 1, 2014. Investigators said he was shot before he crashed his truck into a utility pole. The 32-year veteran was pronounced dead at the scene. The gunshot killed the off-duty firefighter, according to the medical examiner. - (Black-on-white)

77-year-old (black) LaPlace man pleads guilty to homicide (of White man)A 77-year-old grandfather from LaPlace who shot a man during an argument on a Kenner street pleaded guilty to negligent homicide and agreed to serve five years in prison. Roger Batiste never denied he shot Shane Vicknair, 27, once in the chest during the altercation on May 3, 2013. But he said he was defending himself, a claim prosecutors challenged in calling it second-degree murder. The question was to be decided by a Jefferson Parish jury, which was being selected Tuesday when attorneys in the case negotiated the plea agreement. - (Black-on-white)

Video shows (black) suspect in DC sexual assault, robberyWASHINGTON -- Police have released video of a man wanted in connection with a first-degree sexual assault, robbery and kidnapping offense in D.C. Police say a woman was walking in the 1400 block of Clifton Street, Northwest at 6:50 a.m. Tuesday when she was forced to the rear alley by a man. The man robbed and sexually assaulted her, police said. The suspect is described as a black male, 5'11" in height, medium to dark complexion, wearing a black jacket, black pants, and black and white sneakers.

(Black) Man connected to assault through DNA sampleMEMPHIS, TN - Clarence Pruitt is on the books as a violent sex offender, but he has been on the run for over two years. Pruitt was first arrested in 1991 for aggravated attempted rape, but was only in jail for four days. Following that arrest, his status as a violent sex offender meant he must report his address within 48 hours of release, but he didn't. In 2009, Pruitt was arrested again, charged with stealing items from an Ike's store and assaulting workers as he tried to flee. After several drug arrests, Pruitt's latest affidavit says he 'befriended' a 20-year-old woman who was walking on Madison Avenue between 2 and 4 a.m. in August 2011. The victim says she withdrew $20 from an ATM to give to him, but he demanded more money. When she refused, he began to attack her. Pruitt stole the woman's credit and debit cars, ID, cell phone, and left her naked. Investigators identified Pruitt as the suspect responsible in this case from DNA he left on the victim's shirt. The TBI was able to find his information in their system.

Police say (black) man charged with sexually assaulting woman with learning disability may have other victims ROCKVILLE, Md. – Montgomery County Police have arrested a Waldorf man and charged him in the sexual assault of a Rockville woman with a learning disability. Warren Giddings, 23, is facing 10 total charges, including three counts of first-degree sexual assault. Police say Giddings and the alleged victim met through an online dating site. They eventually agreed to meet at the woman's Rockville home in February. That's when police say Giddings sexually assaulted the 20-year-old. He is also accused of stealing her tablet computer. Police say the woman has a cognitive learning disability.

(Dirty black) Erie man (with African name and heavy accent) charged with sexually assaulting womanA woman told Erie police that she heard a window rattling at her residence early Sunday morning and opened her front door to encounter a man who forced his way in. The man fondled the woman's breast and demanded that she perform a sex act on him. The man ran off after the woman hit him with the door, then grabbed a knife. Officers who responded apprehended the suspect a short time later. Godfrey O. Lohitai, 21, was apprehended shortly after 6 a.m. on Sunday. The victim was shown a photo lineup that included Lohitai's photograph, and she identified him as the man who attacked her. The victim described her attacker as a black male who was about 5 feet 5 inches tall, had a medium build, spoke with a heavy accent and was "dirty and disheveled."

Family of (black man) accused Detroit serial rapist unaware of his chargesMichael Darnell Sykes was brought into custody April 17 when police spotted him wearing the same mask as a the suspect in a police sketch. He was sitting in a Buick wanted in a robbery. Police say he abducted three young women ages 19, 20 and 21, at gunpoint from a gas station at Fenkell and Schaefer. He took them to an abandoned garage on Monica Street and allegedly raped them. When police ran Sykes' DNA, they were able to link him to two other cases with the same m.o. dating back to 2008, when he was 14 years old. He has also been charged with the kidnapping, robbing and rape of a 25-and 26-year-old in an alley. Sykes has already served time as a juvenile for another rape.

Surveillance Images Released Of (black) Blue Line Sexual Assault SuspectChicago police released surveillance images of a man they say sexually assaulted and robbed a woman on the Blue Line Monday afternoon. “The victim was alone at the time of the incident, there were no other persons in the compartment.” The man attacked the woman from behind, knocking her to the ground. The assault made even more brazen by the fact it happened at 3:10 in the afternoon. Police say he also stole the 41-year-old woman’s iPhone and some cash. The victim got on the eastbound Blue Line train at Oak Park Avenue. After the attack, the suspect got off at Cicero, boarded a westbound train and got off again at Austin. The victim was able to use the emergency switch on the train to alert authorities. Anyone with information is asked to contact Area North Bureau of Detectives at (312) 744-8261.

Muskogee police arrest (black) man accused of tying up, kidnapping womanMUSKOGEE, Okla. – Authorities arrested a man who allegedly held a woman captive by tying her up. Muskogee police say the suspect is accused of kidnapping and raping the victim. Evidence from the investigation led Muskogee police to arrest and book the suspect, 53-year-old Anthony Givens. The victim told authorities she went to a Motel 6 with a friend and when they entered their room a man was waiting. She said she remembered meeting the man a few years before but could not identify him at the time. The woman then said she opened a bottle of alcohol and began to consume it, then she went to the restroom and after that point the evening became hazy. Muskogee police did say the victim remembered waking up to discover she was tied up and had been beaten at some point. Police say she requested food from her captor and when he untied her hands to let her eat she was able to find a cellphone and escape through a window. She then contacted a relative and was rescued, then taken to police.

(Black) convicted sex offender accused in rape dies during arrestCOLUMBIA, TN - Police in Columbia have launched an investigation after a man died in police custody. Brian Acton, 40, was a convicted sex offender in Utica, KY, and was on the sex offender registry. Police said Acton attacked another woman on Saturday night and died after police put him in handcuffs. The woman told police Acton was only an acquaintance from church who showed up unannounced just before 3 a.m. Saturday. "He was in the living room asking for a glass of water." "When she went to retrieve the glass of water, he was no longer in the living room. She found him unclothed in her bedroom." The 30-year-old woman said she then told Acton to leave, but he refused. She said he began mumbling incoherently and then sexually assaulted her. The woman's 10-year-old daughter was in the other room at the time. Her mother told her, 'Go get help.'" The girl ran to a neighbor who called police. Police said when EMS crews pulled up to the house, Acton stopped breathing. He was pronounced dead at Maury Regional Hospital.

NOPD releases sketch (of black suspect) after woman sexually assaulted in BywaterNEW ORLEANS —New Orleans investigators have released a sketch of a man who sexually assaulted a woman after a robbery last weekend in the Bywater. A 26-year-old woman was walking in the neighborhood when she was approached by the man, who was armed with a handgun. The NOPD said he took her cellphone and purse and sexually assaulted her. He left the neighborhood on foot, heading in an unknown direction. He is described as a black man, 19 to 20 years old, and around 6 feet tall and weighing 140 pounds.

Police: Child calls 911 after (black) man breaks into home, rapes motherLOUISVILLE, Ky. —A Louisville man has been charged with attacking a woman inside her home. Police said her child called 911 to report the crime early Monday morning. Devante Watts, 19, was arraigned Tuesday on charges of first-degree rape, first-degree sodomy, first-degree robbery, first-degree burglary and first-degree possession of a controlled substance (cocaine). Police said Watts forced his way into the victim's home on Monday morning. Watts had burglarized another home across the street, but when the residents of that home became alarmed, Watts took off and rang the victim's doorbell. The woman and her three children were asleep. When she answered the door, Watts demanded money and forced her into a bathroom at gunpoint, where he raped and sodomized her. A child called 911 to report that his mother was being raped.

Black man charged in shooting and attempted robberyVIRGINIA BEACH -- A 23-year-old Norfolk man is charged in Monday's shooting and attempted robbery at a Virginia Beach Rite-Aid. Dontario Andre Johnson is also a suspect in the attempted robbery of a Chesapeake hotel 30 minutes before the drug store incident. Johnson was arrested Monday. Police say he shot a pharmacy tech around 2:30 p.m. inside the Rite Aid at 840 S. Military Highway. They say he walked into the store with a semi automatic handgun and demanded drugs. His gun went off and the employee was hit. The worker was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

(Two black) 'Debonair' crooks steal man’s identity, make off with thousandsTwo dapper thieves netted $6,500 in cash and $5,000 in Best Buy gift cards after stealing the identify of another man, cops said. The two suspects, both seen on surveillance wearing eyeglasses, suits and ties, managed to withdraw a total of $6,500 from three Chase Banks in Brooklyn on April 13, police said. Two days later, they made a $263.73 purchase at the Target at 517 E. 117th Street and bought a $5,000 gift card at Best Buy in East Harlem, according to police. The victim filed a police report in Brooklyn after noticing the fraudulent activity in his account. No arrests have been made, police said.

(Black female) Former mayor found guilty of public corruptionThe former mayor of a small Rockland County village was found guilty Monday of public corruption charges — brought down by the same crooked developer who helped land similar convictions for federal authorities against ex-state Sen. Malcolm Smith and ex- Councilman Dan Halloran, both of Queens. Following a week-long non-jury trial, White Plains federal Judge Colleen McMahon found former Spring Valley Mayor Noramie Jasmin guilty of selling her support for a local community center and catering hall project in exchange for $5,000 in cash bribes and 50-percent ownership in the development.

('Gay' black) DC man brutally attacked at Metro station (by black teens); police investigating as possible hate crimeWASHINGTON - “I was walking on the right side of the elevator when someone hit me, punched me on the right side of my jaw,” a 23-year-old victim of a brutal attack said. The attack came out of nowhere and left the victim with his jaw broken in two places and four teeth nearly knocked out. He has dozens of stitches, two metal plates in his mouth and his mouth is now wired shut, which is why it is difficult to understand when he speaks. After the first punch, he was thrown to the ground and the group of (black) young men were hitting and kicking him repeatedly. “I did hear someone yell, ‘Get that effing fa****,' while I was on the ground,” the victim said. Metro Transit Police is investigating whether this was a hate crime because the victim is gay or a random mugging because the suspects took off with his phone. Images of the suspects were taken from surveillance video at the Congress Heights Metro station in Southeast D.C. on Saturday April 11 between 10:45 and 11 p.m. when the victim was jumped.

(Black) Father drinks gin, falls asleep before toddler dies in hot car PHOENIX - A Phoenix father who said he drank a bottle of gin while driving with his two sons instead of taking them to get haircuts was arrested after the lifeless body of one of his sons was found in the family car outside their house. 41-year-old James Koryor was arrested and booked into jail on suspicion of manslaughter and child abuse in connection with the death of his unidentified 2 1/2-year-old son. Koryor was supposed to take his two sons to get haircuts but instead went to a liquor store, where he bought and then drank the bottle of gin with the boys in the car. Witnesses told officers that Koryor was seen drinking beer before he left and that he "returned about an hour and a half later, went in and went to sleep," Crump said. The 5-year-old son was able to get out on his own, but the 2 1/2-year-old remained in the car. Police estimated the child was left in the car at least two hours. Investigators said there was damage to the interior of the car, evidence the child struggled to get out.

French police foil 'imminent' church terror attack
The 24-year-old student was only detained on Sunday because he shot himself in the leg, The man was said to be an Islamic extremist known to security forces for having expressed a desire to travel to Syria. The suspect was also arrested in connection with the death of Aurelie Chatelain, a 32-year-old Frenchwoman, who was found shot to death in her car Sunday morning. She had been in Paris for a work training session. The suspect was an Algerian who had lived in France for several years.

What we know about the terrorist and his victim - Sid Ahmed Ghlam was described as a “radical Islamic”. Police are investigating the theory that he murdered a young dance enthusiast named Aurélie Châtelain, when he tried to steal her car.

Orthodox rabbis convicted of conspiracy in New Jersey kidnap-divorce plot
Three Orthodox rabbis accused of planning and participating in the torture of Jewish men who refused to divorce their wives were convicted Tuesday of conspiring to commit kidnapping. Rabbis Mendel Epstein, 69; Jay Goldstein, 60; and Binyamin Stimler, 39, were found guilty on one count of conspiracy to commit kidnapping in New Jersey federal court. Goldstein and Stimler were also convicted on charges of attempted kidnapping.

Watauga police: Black arrested for attempted kidnapping of 11-year-old White girl WATAUGA – Police said Saturday afternoon they have arrested and charged a person of interest in the attempted kidnapping of an 11-year-old girl Monday. James Earl Williams, Sr. was taken into custody on warrants from outside agencies, according to Watauga Police Spokesman Sgt. Jason Babcock. Williams was charged with attempted aggravated kidnapping and injury to a child with intent. He was being held on a total of $1.25 million bond. Wiliiams was taken into custody Thursday around 7:30 p.m. near the intersection of Whitehurst Drive and Indian Springs Road. That is just less than a mile away from where 11-year-old Amber Hewitt told police a man forced her into his car in the 6100 block of Nelson Terrace. Hewitt said she was able to break free and run home, though she chipped her tooth on the suspect's door as she got away. - (Black-on-white)

Three (White) children in critical condition after drunk driving crash (by black female)Three children are in critical condition after police say their car was hit by a drunk driver who ran a red light in Pontiac. The driver of the vehicle that was hit -- a 23 year-old woman -- is in serious condition and her 3-year-old daughter is on life support. Her 16 year-old brother and his 2-year old son were also critically injured. This happened on Woodward at South Boulevard over the weekend. Deputies say the suspected drunk driver, Leshia Barnes, had a blood alcohol level nearly twice the legal limit. Barnes is charged with three counts of driving drunk and causing serious injury. Each count is punishable by up to five years in prison. - (Black-on-white)

Help family hurt by drunk driver
On April 17th, Alysea 23, Joseph 16, Tabatha 3, and Jr 2, were hit by a drunk driver while on their way to visit our Nana in ICU. They were all transported to the hospital in critical condition.

Black woman charged with kidnapping and murder in (White) Anderson mother’s deathMADISON COUNTY, Ind. – Madison County prosecutors charged Geraldine Jones, 36, with murder, confinement and kidnapping in connection with the death of Anderson mother Samantha Fleming and the kidnapping of her infant daughter. Investigators believe that on April 6, Jones posed as a Department of Child Services employee and lured Fleming from her home in Anderson to Gary on the pretense that she needed to attend a court hearing. Anderson Police detective Scott Sanderson traveled to Gary on April 17 to investigate the disappearance. While in Gary, Sanderson found Fleming’s body wrapped in plastic and hidden in a storage bin in an apartment. Investigators also found Samantha’s baby. The baby was unharmed and with Jones’ sister. Jones was located in Texas where she is undergoing treatment for depression. Neighbors say she previously stated she was pregnant with twins, but that there were suspicions surrounding that claim. The woman later told family members that she’d given birth to one child, but that the other one had died. It remains undetermined if she’d ever been pregnant. - (Black-on-white)

Black teen charged in fatal gunshot homicide of White manFLINT, MI -- A Flint teen is facing charges after police allege he shot and killed a 36-year-old man earlier this year on the city's south side. Shamar Quantee Lewis, 19, was arraigned Friday, April 17, on a charge of first-degree felony murder in the Jan. 2 shooting death of Jamie Lee Rappuhn. Rappuhn was killed while driving his 1997 Chevrolet pickup truck in the area Stonegate Drive and Chambers Street shortly before 6 p.m. Authorities said Rappuhn's truck failed to follow a curve and it continued on to hit a dumpster and mailbox. The truck went on to hit a porch on the front of an apartment. A medical examiner ruled Rappuhn suffered a fatal gunshot wound, which killed him prior to the crash. - (Black-on-white)

Black woman allegedly attacks White man while yelling racial slurs at convenience store CHARLACK - A man said a woman with a knife attacked him and yelled racial slurs at a convenience store in Charlack. Twanna Brown is facing armed criminal action charges. Police said Brown yelled racial slurs and death threats at a man at a 711 on St. Charles Rock Road. “The customer behind her got too close in her words and she whipped out a knife and attempted to stab the guy. She told him she ‘kills crackers all the time,” said Charlack Police Chief Steve Runge. The victim, who did not want to share his name, said Brown's actions were unprovoked as he stood behind her in line. “Her finger came within an inch of my face the first time. Then she went to go reach again and the clerk behind the counter was trying to tell me she had a knife,” the victim said. The victim said Brown pulled the knife but he said he never saw the blade. He also said he wonders if hate crime charges will be filed. Police chief 'poo-poos' racial motive. - (Black-on-white)

(Apparently white) man clings to hood of car during ride through 7 towns; (black) driver chargedPITTSBURGH — Police said a man drove through at least seven communities with another man hanging onto the hood of the car. The incident began shortly after 7 p.m. Sunday when the two men began arguing. A Pennsylvania State Police press release indicates that Dwayne Howard, 46, struck Steve Sutton, 36, with his car. Both men are from Pittsburgh. Anna Mazzetti,who identifies herself as Sutton’s girlfriend, gave her account of the story. According to Mazzetti, the incident began in her driveway Sunday evening when Sutton became jealous of Harvard for driving her home. Sutton then threatened Harvard with a cinder block, and jumped on the hood of the car when Harvard attempted to drive away. “The guy pulls out a knife about this long,” Harvard said.. He said the sight of that knife is what sent him speeding out of a driveway, with Sutton still holding on to the hood. “And we did try to stop the vehicle. He got completely violent like he was going to kill us both. Nobody in their right mind would stop the vehicle … ,” said Mazetti. “I was in fear for my life,” added Harvard. It took a number of police agencies to finally stop the vehicle.

Bali Suitcase Murder: (Mixed-race) Heather Mack Found Guilty in Brutal Killing of (White) MotherEight months after her mother's bloodied body was discovered stuffed in a suitcase in the back of a taxi at an upscale resort in Bali, a panel of Indonesian judges found Heather Mack guilty of premeditated murder and sentenced her to 10 years in prison. Meanwhile, Mack's boyfriend Tommy Schaefer received 18 years in prison for the brutal slaying. The court was more lenient with Mack's sentence because she just gave birth. Mack, 19, and Schaefer, 21, were apprehended by police on Aug. 12, a day after the body of 62-year-old Sheila von Wiese-Mack was discovered at the Saint Regis Bali resort by a taxi driver who became suspicious that the suitcase in his trunk was leaking blood. - (Black-on-white)

Walker man booked in Sunday night rape at laundromat A Walker man accused of raping a woman at knifepoint Sunday night at a laundromat has been arrested. A woman told officers she was doing her laundry at a laundromat around 11:30 p.m. when she was approached by a man who asked for spare change. When she told the man she didn’t have any, he pulled out a knife, grabbed the woman and forced her into a bathroom where he raped her before fleeing with money he stole from her purse. Officers reviewed the laundromat’s security video footage and recognized the assailant as Lionel Myles, 40, who was found hiding in a nearby abandoned building, where neighbors said he was known to stay. He was booked into the Livingston Parish detention center on one count each of aggravated rape, aggravated assault, battery and armed robbery.

Suspect identified in Macon rape, aggravated assaultWarrants have been signed for a 23-year-old Macon man wanted for rape and aggravated assault. Erin Deshawn Johnson is accused of a sexual assault reported over the weekend, according to a news release from the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office. Anyone who knows the whereabouts of Johnson or sees him is urged to leave a message for the on-call investigator at 478-751-7500, or submit anonymous tips through Macon Regional Crimestoppers at 877-68-CRIME.

Illegal immigrant accused of raping 10-year-old girl in Kenner - daughter of his girlfriendKENNER, La. – A man living in Kenner has been charged with three counts of aggravated rape against a 10-year-old girl after the victim was seen in a video claiming they “made love,” police said. The mother of the girl found the cell phone video on Thursday. It was recorded by her daughter. On it, the victim alleged that she and her mother’s boyfriend had “made love” three times. After confronting her daughter, police said the 10-year-old victim told her mother it happened in their bedroom. 25-year-old Hermes Rivera admitted to police that he had sex with the victim three times between March and April 3, 2015. - (Drudge) - (Invasion!)

Hispanic Long Island jihadist sentenced to 25 years in prisonA"homegrown" jihadi​st​ from Long Island was ​sentenced to 25 years in prison ​​by a federal judge in Long Island after pleading guilty to plotting to join ​al Qaeda. Marcos Alonso Zea, 27, of Brentwood, was arrested in 2013 along with co-conspirator Justin Kaliebe and charged with supporting the terror group.

Ceres Police Officer Fired After Off-Duty Shooting In Alleged AffairA Ceres Police officer who killed a man in an off-duty shooting is now out of a job, though the department isn’t saying why he was fired. Thomas Miller is now waiting for a criminal investigation to be completed stemming from a late-night meeting with a married woman that went terribly wrong. Investigators believe an exposed marital affair may have led to the deadly shooting. Police say on the night of the shooting, husband Jason Moland found his wife with Miller at a park. Investigators say Moland brandished what turned out to be a pellet gun at Miller, who shot and killed Moland. Three weeks after the incident, the Ceres Police Department fired Miller, but they won’t say if the investigation was the reason why. Moland was pursuing his own law enforcement career and had service as a Modesto Police explorer. Now in a tragic twist, his death is being investigated by Modesto Police.

Volunteer Oklahoma deputy pleads not guilty, heads to Bahamas
The volunteer Oklahoma deputy charged in the shooting death of an unarmed black man pleaded not guilty Tuesday to second-degree manslaughter. A Tulsa judge ordered Reserve Deputy Robert Bates, 73, to return to court July 2 -- but approved his request to first vacation in the Bahamas.

Mixed-race Canadian diplomat’s teenage son pleads not guilty to murderMIAMI - The 15-year-old son of a Canadian diplomat has pleaded not guilty to murder charges in a drug-related shootout that killed his older brother. The attorney for Marc Wabafiyebazu entered the plea Monday on his behalf to adult felony murder, attempted murder and other charges. Wabafiyebazu is the son of Roxanne Dube, the Canadian consul general in Miami. Her other son, Jean Wabafiyebazu, was fatally shot in the March 30 confrontation over a marijuana deal that also left 17-year-old Joshua Wright dead.

Accused attempted trail rapist arrestedVANCOUVER, Wash. – Police say a 20-year-old man is facing one count of attempted first-degree rape after being arrested for attacking a 26-year-old woman. The suspect has been identified as Tremaine S. Rambo. He remains in the Clark County Jail. Police say the victim was walking on the Burnt Bridge Creek Trail Sunday when the attack occurred. The victim told police that she was grabbed by an unknown man who tried to drag her off the trail and tried to take off her clothing. She was able to scream, which alerted her boyfriend. Police say he and another witness detained the suspect until police arrived.

Prosecutors: Black female armed guard homosexually assaulted another womanA South Side woman who’s a state-licensed armed security guard forced another woman to perform a sex act on her, prosecutors alleged Saturday. Zuvanta McBride, 28, attacked the woman Friday about 12:35 a.m. at McBride’s apartment building in the 6500 block of South King Drive. McBride grabbed the woman's hair and forced her head toward McBride, then said "everything happens for a reason," according to a police report. The woman was afraid of McBride because she saw a firearm and was scared that McBride would use it, so she complied with McBride’s demand to perform a sex act.

(Black) High School Basketball Player Killed In Drive-By Shooting (in black neighborhood)
PATERSON, N.J. — A rising high school basketball player was killed and at least three other people were wounded in a drive-by shooting in Paterson. Authorities say the shooting occurred around 8:30 p.m. Saturday in the area of Rosa Parks Boulevard and Godwin Avenue. They say the victims were standing near a liquor store when a burst of gunfire came from a vehicle that quickly fled the scene. Killed in the shooting was 15-year-old Armoni Sexton, a top scorer and rebounder on the varsity team at the Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology.

Police Investigate Unprovoked Shooting by "Unknown Black Male"
PHILADELPHIA — Police are investigating an unprovoked shooting after a man was shot in the foot Sunday. It happened around 2:50 a.m. at the 5300 block of Duffield Street in the Frankford section of the city. The victim said he was ringing a door bell at his friends apartment when an unknown black male began shooting at him. The offender fired approximately 12 times, striking the victim in the right foot. The victim was taken to Einstein Hospital where he was treated and then released.

Illegal Alien Pees In Front of Girl After Attempted Luring: Police A man is now in custody after he allegedly tried to lure a young girl, exposed himself and urinated in front of her and then crashed several times after fleeing the scene in Bensalem Township. On Saturday around noon police responded to a report of an attempted child luring. An 8-year-old girl told investigators she was outside her home when she was approached by a man, later identified by police as 22-year-old Juan Perez-Juarez, who tried to lure her into his car. After the girl told him she wasn’t allowed to go with him, Perez-Juarez allegedly left the vehicle, exposed his penis and then urinated in the street. He then fled the scene after being confronted by the girl’s father. Witnesses say he crashed into a pole as he drove away.
Perez-Juarez, who police say is an illegal immigrant born in Guatemala but living in Trenton, New Jersey, is charged with luring a child into a Motor Vehicle, indecent exposure and other related offenses. - (Invasion!)

How Menendez ‘conspired’ to import rich donor’s babesThey are the models who could bring down a senator. Sen. Robert Menendez mobilized his staff to secure a visa for a Brazilian actress who posed nude on the cover of Sexy magazine; he stepped up for a sultry Ukrainian student who wanted a plastic-surgery consult; and he directd a staff member to “call Ambassador asap” in order to reverse a visa denial to a 22-year-old Dominican model. The young women were all paramours of Dr. Salomon Melgen, 60, a married eye doctor and one of Menendez’s biggest donors, prosecutors charge.

Italians on tiny island torn over flood of migrants"Go home! Go! Go! Go!" local youths shouted from a passing car at a half-dozen African refugees gathered on Via Roma, the town's main drag. The Africans don't speak Italian, but they said they understood the sentiment. Across Italy, protests have been held amid calls to sink the boats before they arrive.

"We have a terror recruiting problem in Minnesota"
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Authorities in Minnesota identified the six men arrested for what they say were their attempts to travel to Syria to join a fellow former Minnesota resident already with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS.)

Parents claim Jewish all-boys school covered up decades of homosexual abuseHe lost a lawsuit against Yeshiva University’s prestigious all-boys school involving alleged decades-long homo sex abuse — so his parents are now trying to make an end-run at justice. In what their lawyer calls a first-of-its-kind move in the state, Israel and Chaya Gutman are set to file a lawsuit Monday claiming that the embattled Marsha Stern Talmudical Academy in Manhattan is guilty of deceptive advertising by touting the high school as a safe place to send youths. According to the Manhattan Supreme Court suit, “Most savvy Jewish educational consumers… would have never imagined that [the school], despite its glowing and positive impressions, would have permitted their son to endure an educational experience… that was consistently threatened, and often stained, by known sexual predators in high positions of authority.” Two rabbis were allowed to leave quietly after students accused them of sex abuse. The Gutmans claim their son in the early 1980s was sexually abused by Rabbi George Finkelstein, a former principal, and Richard Andron, a former university student and friend of Finkelstein who was allowed to roam freely in the school’s hallways and dorms. Besides Finkelstein and Andron, other ex-students have alleged being raped by Rabbi Macy Gordon, a former teacher. His alleged dirty deeds include sodomizing one victim with a toothbrush covered in toothpaste during a violent attack in a school dorm room.

White man in critical condition after beating by pack of six black men on South Side
A man was beaten nearly to death early today on the South Side. Pittsburgh Police Commander Larry Scirotto said the victim, whose identity is unknown, was a white man who was pulled from his green Pontiac Trans Am then was beaten by six black men who had been occupants in either a Chevrolet Tahoe or a GMC Yukon. "We have witness statements that the [victim] was the operator of the Trans Am and that some argument ensued between him and the occupants of the [Tahoe or Yukon,]" the officer said. One of the six black men is described as having a "very large build - 300-plus pounds," Commander Scirotto said. Neither vehicle has been located. Asked if the case is considered a car-jacking, the officer said it's unknown. "At this point, neither vehicle has been recovered. Both fled the scene. But because the victim was unconscious and not able to provide a statement, we don't know who owned [the Trans Am,]" the commander said. The victim was taken to a local hospital in critical condition. His current condition is unknown. The incident occurred in the 100 block of South 13th Street at 2:55 a.m. - (Black-on-white)

Black man arrested for murder in St. Stephen - beat elderly man of European origin to death with his oxygen tankST STEPHEN, SC - One man is dead, and two people are recovering from injuries after an in St. Stephen assault that ended in murder. John Dazle, Jr.'s contact with law enforcement began Wednesday evening in Bonneau. They say he hit this median curb on Highway 52 at a high rate of speed, went out of control, off the road, slamming through signs wood and electric boxes before crashing into the woods. Debris and tire marks can be seen along a number of properties. Police say Dazle was probably traveling in excess of 120 miles per hour. Dazel was issued a ticket for the incident. Thursday night, police were called to a house on Ravenell Drive in St. Stephen, the home of Floyd Valachovic. Valachovic was already dead. They believe John Dazle Jr. may have beaten Floyd to death using Floyd's oxygen tank. St Stephen investigators believe after Dazle killed Floyd at his home, that he came next door to his parents home and began assaulting them. Investigators believe Dazle began to choke his mother. His father then grabbed a hammer and hit his son in the back of the head to get him off his mother. Dazle then began attacking his father. Eventually the three made it outside of the home and Dazle was arrested. - (almost certainlyBlack-on-white)

Authorities say police officers shot and killed a suburban St. Louis black man after he charged at them with a knife. Thaddeus McCarroll's mother reported on Friday night that her son had barricaded himself in a home in Jennings. The mother told police her son 'was talking about going on a "journey'"and a "mission" and mentioned a "black revolution." His mother said he was walking around the house with knives and a Samurai sword. Video shows a man emerging from the home at about 1 a.m. carrying a knife and a bible. Police say they shot him with an ' less lethal impact weapon' because they felt they had to act, but the rubber bullet to the leg failed to deter the suspect. Officers then responded the 'charging' McCarroll with a lethal round of shots. 'The officers resorted to less lethal force to try and bring the incident to a safe conclusion with no loss of life, but this individual made the decision to refuse these attempts, and charge at officers with a deadly weapon.'

Man accused of sex act with puppyAn Orangeburg County man has been accused of having sex with a puppy. Freddie James, 79, made his first court appearance on Saturday after he was charged with buggery, the state's law forbidding an individual from having sex with an animal. On Friday, a woman reported a neighbor saw the suspect strike a dog in the head before committing a sex act with it. That neighbor, in turn, called the woman. The brown pit bull-mixed puppy was found "scared, shaking" while trying to hide underneath a car. The dog's owner said the puppy would be taken to a veterinarian. Its actions of hiding and shaking were not normal, the owner said. If James is found guilty of the felony, he could face up to five years in prison and a $500 fine.

Lev 20:15And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and ye shall slay the beast.

Prison Sentence for New Jersey Man Who Fled to Jamaica After Child Sex Assault A New Jersey man who fled to Jamaica after pleading guilty to child sex assault charges several years ago is now headed to state prison. Homer Bishop received a five-year sentence, even though the victim tasked that he get a shorter term. He also was ordered to pay $1,825 in restitution to cover the cost of transporting him back to the United States. The 41-year-old Bishop was living under an alias in Jamaica, but they were able to track him down after getting information from a tipster. Bishop was accused of sexually assaulting a young female acquaintance for a year. The victim was 12 when the assaults began, and she told her mother about the abuse when she was 13.

Man charged with rape, kidnapping after naked woman escapes apartmentMEMPHIS, TN - A man is in jail after he was accused of kidnapping a woman while she was walking down the street. Antwon Rainer pulled up beside a woman walking down Airways Boulevard, grabbed her by the neck, and forced her into his car. The attack didn't end there. Rainer allegedly threatened the woman and drove her to an apartment on Dunsford Way in Germantown. Rainer then tore her clothes off and forced her to complete many sexual acts. The victim did eventually escape when someone knocked at the door. She ran out the door, completely naked, and contacted police. Rainer is charged with aggravated sexual assault, kidnapping, and rape.

Reward offered for sex offenderBUFFALO, N.Y. – The Buffalo Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance to catch a wanted man. Tyshawn L. Davis, 34, is wanted for numerous felony sex offenses against a minor. Davis has tattoos that cover parts of his neck and face. The BPD Sex Offence Unit believes he frequents Cheektowaga, Amherst and West Seneca and may be seen driving a white crossover SUV. Anyone who has seen Davis, or may have any information on his whereabouts, is asked to call call the Crimestoppers Tipline at (716)-867-6161.

(Mixed-race Mexican-white) Former Alabama Death Row inmate cuts deal, free after 15 years in prisonA former Death Row inmate Alabama who won a new trial three years ago is free after cutting a deal with prosecutors, becoming the second condemned prisoner in the state ordered freed this month. William Ziegler, 39, had been awaiting execution since his conviction in 2001 for the slaying of Russell Allen Baker near the defendant's home at the time in Mobile County. His regular appeals exhausted, he won a rarely successful post-appeal challenge made directly to the trial judge. On Thursday, Ziegler accepted a plea bargain that allowed him to walk free. He pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting murder, and Mobile County Circuit Judge Sarah Stewart sentenced him to the 15 years and 50 days he has been incarcerated. O'Della Wilson, the defendant's mother, said she is happy that will go free but angry that he had to pleaded guilty to any crime. Meanwhile, Baker's family made clear it does not accept the outcome. "He's a menace to our society. He will be back," said Beth Johansen, the victim's aunt. "This is not justice for our nephew."

Murder victim's family speaks out against alleged killer's retrial
William Ziegler, 39, was convicted in 2001 of brutally stabbing and nearly decapitating 19-year-old Russell Allen Baker, Jr. and was sentenced to death. The family is also disturbed by the thought that Ziegler has a slight chance to be granted bond. "This boy (Ziegler) stabbed my nephew 103 countable times, and then tried to decapitate him," said Baker's aunt, Mary Johansen. "Does he need a bond? No he sure don't."

Prosecutors argued that Ziegler was the ringleader of a foursome that took part in the killing.
When asked why she felt pressure to testify, she said she was upset that her 12-year-old daughter was pregnant, and Baker was the father. She said she feared her daughter would be taken away by authorities. James Gordon Bennett III also pleaded guilty to murder and was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Patricia Renee Davis pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was handed a 10-year sentence, although a judge ordered she serve only three years. According to testimony, the four defendants, Baker, and two girls, ages 16 and 14, attended a party at Ziegler's Peach Place Inn apartment in west Mobile on the night of Feb. 19, 2000. Witnesses testified that Ziegler, Randall, Davis and Bennett swarmed in on Baker, terrorizing and torturing the victim over the next few hours. Davis testified she hit Baker in the head several times with a golf club.

Convicted killer's brutal childhood part of penalty plea - 3/9/01
Prosecutors sought the death penalty because of the heinous crime. John Ziegler said his nephew, known as "Willie John," was raised by another aunt and uncle. The abusive uncle, Jerry "Bink" Wilson, would hit the boy with a 2-by-4 board, a five-foot rope with knots in it, curse him and calling him racially derogatory names, according to testimony. Clinical psychologist James Chudy said William Ziegler's absent father was Mexican, but Ziegler exhibited a lot of "shame-based anger" because people had used a racial slur for blacks against him. Awaiting trial in the slaying are James Gordon Bennett III, 19; Ziegler's cousin, William Alexander Randall II, 18; and Ziegler's girlfriend, Patricia Renee Davis, 24, all of Mobile County.

Marco Rubio: People "born with" sexual preferenceMarco Rubio said he believes that sexual preference is decided at birth, but still believes that states should be able to decide if they want to define marriage as anything other than involving a man and a woman.

Black Duncan teenager is guilty of first-degree murder in (White) Australian's fatal shootingDUNCAN — In a quick verdict, a jury Friday decided a Duncan teenager intentionally killed an Australian baseball player out for a jog on a summer afternoon in 2013. The jury found Chancey Allen Luna, 17, guilty of first-degree murder, rejecting his defense attorney’s claim that he only had been trying to scare the jogger. The victim, Christopher Lane, 22, was in Oklahoma on a college baseball scholarship and was in Duncan visiting his girlfriend, Sarah Harper. He was shot in the back just before 3 p.m. Aug. 16, 2013, while jogging along Country Club Road in north Duncan. - (Black-on-white)

Girlfriend of White Australian baseball player shot dead by black while jogging in Oklahoma appears in court
The girlfriend of an Australian baseball player who was shot in back while jogging in Oklahoma appeared in court on Thursday and faced his suspected killer as the prosecution rested their case. Sarah Harper was in a relationship with Christopher Lane, 22, when he was gunned down while visiting in the city of Duncan in August 2013. He was born in Melbourne, Australia, but was in the United States on a baseball scholarship when 17-year-old Chancey Allen Luna allegedly murdered him.

Black Somali migrant that killed White U.S. citizern during armed robbery shot in shootout with policeCITY HEIGHTS — The investigation into a deadly convenience store robbery ended early Saturday with a police shootout in City Heights that left the suspect wounded, San Diego police said. Ahmed Hassan Mumin, 30, of San Diego was taken to a hospital and is expected to be booked into jail on charges of murder, armed robbery and attempted murder of two police officers. Officers were investigating the Thursday robbery of a Clairemont Arco am/pm station that left a customer dead when they encountered the suspect early Saturday.
Several officers began a search of the Bandar Salaam apartment complex, and at 2:50 a.m. two officers prepared to search a community room there. As the detectives approached the door, the suspect began shooting through the door, narrowly missing both officers. The detectives both returned fire, and at least one round struck Mumin in the torso, police said.Speaking in Somali through a friend, 83-year-old resident Ugaso Elmi said she heard the shots and knew immediately they were gunfire. A man by the same name was interviewed by federal authorities in 2009 at the Philadelphia International Airport after arriving from Somalia, via Djibouti and London, according to a 2010 U.S. Homeland Security threat assessment report for the San Diego area. A naturalized U.S. citizen, he told authorities had been in Somalia caring for his ailing grandmother until her death. He told authorities that a family member knows a man who recruits for al-Shabab, the Somali terrorist organization, in the San Diego area. City Heights is home to a thriving Somali community, one of the largest in the United States. 95 percent of the community’s occupants are Somali immigrants who practice the Muslim faith. - (Black-on-white)

Police Arrest 3rd (Black) Woman in Caught on Camera Beating at Olney Gas Station A third woman faces charges in the caught-on-camera beating of a homeless man at a Philadelphia gas station. Police arrested Kaisha Duggins, 24, on Friday. A Judge later arraigned the Olney woman on attempted murder, aggravated assault, possessing instruments of crime and related offenses, according to court records. Two other women remained jailed as investigators continue to search for more suspects in the brutal beating -- involving a hammer, a piece of wood and Mace -- outside the Sunoco gas station at 5th Street and Somerville Avenue in the city's Olney section. Shareena Joachim, 24, and Aleathea Gillard, 34, also face attempted murder, aggravated assault, possessing instruments of crime and related offenses. - (Black-on-white)

UK: Michael Spalding murder: chilling moment killer and girlfriend dragged dismembered body in suitcase along road Lorenzo Simon murdered Michael Spalding before dismembering the body, stuffing it inside two cases and, along with girlfriend Michelle Bird, throwing them in Birmingham Canal. In this footage, released today as they were both jailed for their crimes, the couple can be seen pulling the cases along a residential street past homes and parked cars. The barbaric pair weighted the cases down with broken slabs but decomposition gases re-floated one case and the gruesome discovery was made by a Canal Trust contractor on May 12 last year - 16 days after police suspect he was killed. Simon, who had used his old friend for slave labour to decorate his flat, and then killed him when he finally downed tools, has today been jailed for his murder. - (Black-on-white) - (UK)

(Black) Novi man's 6 month jail for killing a (White) cyclist challenged as too lenient PORT HURON - A prosecutor says a one-year jail sentence given to a Novi man who was drunk when his car hit and killed a bicyclist is too lenient. St. Clair County Prosecutor Mike Wendling said his office is appealing Tommy Taylor's sentence. Taylor, 38, was sentenced to only one year in the county jail and 5 years of probation in the death of 41-year-old Timothy Tacie. "We felt the sentence was too lenient given the facts of the case, and the damage caused and the death of the individual," Wendling said. Police said Taylor was driving with a blood alcohol content of 0.175 when he struck and killed Tacie, who was riding his bicycle. That's more than twice the level at which a person can be arrested for drunken driving. Taylor was convicted in February of operating while intoxicated causing death, a 15-year felony. During Taylor's sentencing, St. Clair County Circuit Judge Cynthia Lane departed from sentencing guidelines — which recommended a minimum of two years, five months in prison — and sentenced Taylor to five years of probation and one year in the county jail, with the possibility of work release in six months. Wendling said the reasons given at sentencing were not sufficient to depart from the guideline range. "After discussions with the father of the victim, we were willing to pursue an appeal," Wendling said. - (Black-on-white)

2 teens charged in High Point man’s shooting deathHIGH POINT, N.C. — Two juveniles have been indicted by a Guilford County grand jury on charges of first-degree murder in the fatal shooing of a man in February. Peter Allen Jr., 14, of 420-A N. Ward Ave., and Tariq Jordan, 15, of 210 Woodrow Ave., both of High Point, were indicted this week in the death of Dennis Wayne Williams on Feb. 25. The shooting occurred five days after Allen turned 14. Williams, 57, was killed in his house at 1611 N. Hamilton St. in High Point after he opened the door to neighbor Michael Scott Moore, who was asking for help. Police said Moore, 34, was the intended target of the shooting. - (Black-on-white)

Cowardly criminal black suspect named in stabbing death of 76-year-old White womanCLEVELAND - Police have named a homicide suspect wanted in the stabbing death of a 76-year-old Cleveland woman. Glen Campbell, 46, of East 137th Street in Cleveland, has been charged with aggravated murder. Campbell is still at large. Campbell is accused of stabbing 76-year-old Eva Hodisan to death inside of her West 98th Street apartment on April 7. Police said physical evidence recovered from Hodisan’s apartment linked Campbell to her death. Anyone with details on Glen Campbell’s whereabouts has been asked to call Cleveland Police. - (Black-on-white)

Worthless violent habitual black felon charged in 1989 black-on-White murder case in Guilford CountyGUILFORD COUNTY, N.C. —An arrest has been made in connection with a 1989 murder case in Guilford County. William Henry Parker, 58, was charged Monday with second-degree murder in connection with the death of Vicki Cook VonCannon, Guilford County deputies said. Parker was arrested at the Guilford County jail and is currently serving a life sentence after a 2012 conviction for being a violent habitual felon. VonCannon was found dead on May 16, 1989, at High Point City Lake Park. Her husband had reported her missing several hours before she was found dead. Parker was considered a suspect in the original investigation but was not arrested, deputies said Tuesday. The case was reopened in 2012, and interviews and advanced forensics led to new developments, deputies said. - (Black-on-white)

Another black man enters plea to 2012 murder of White man in Mercer CountyMERCER COUNTY - The man charged in August 2012 murder of a Mercer County resident enters a plea to a lesser charge. In court on Wednesday, Deantre Scaife, 32, entered a guilty plea to second degree murder. He was originally indicted on a first degree murder charge for the shooting death of Derek Tabor, 23. of Montcalm. A second degree murder conviction carries a sentence of 10-40 years in prison. Derek Tabor was shot outside a home on Fourth Street in Bluefield, WV. A friend took him to the police department. He later died at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. David Reasby of Bluefield, WV was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in August 2013. - (Black-on-white)

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department Arrests Black Habitual Felon Suspect in 1988 Murder of White Cab Driver CHARLOTTE – The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s Cold Case Unit arrested 49-year-old Jackie Sanders on Wednesday in connection with a 1988 murder case. On Jan. 14, 1988, officers found cab driver Dwight Thomas Corum fatally shot inside his cab. DNA was collected but no suspect was identified. The case was reviewed in 2013 and evidence was submitted to the CMPD Crime Lab for DNA examination. Based on that evidence, Sanders was identified as the suspect. He was interviewed by detectives and warrants were issued. He is charged with first-degree murder and armed robbery. Sanders is currently incarcerated in the Tabor Correctional Institute in Tabor City, N.C., where he is serving time for habitual felon. - (Black-on-white)

Black 'monster' condemned for slaying of (White) Arlington pastor and a (White) inmate - loses appeal HOUSTON The state's top criminal appeals court has upheld the conviction of Steven LaWayne Nelson, sent to death row for the beating and suffocation of a young pastor during a robbery at a North Texas church four years ago. Attorneys for the 28-year-old Nelson contended there were 15 errors at his 2012 trial in Fort Worth for the slaying of Clint Dobson, pastor at NorthPointe Baptist Church in Arlington, and near fatal beating of Judy Elliott, the church secretary. The appeals court Wednesday rejected arguments that evidence wasn't sufficient to convict him of capital murder and sentence him to death, that the jury selection and jury instructions were improper and that text message evidence improperly was allowed. The court also rejected constitutional claims raised against the Texas death penalty. - (Black-on-white)

$7M Settlement for Family of Temple Grad Beaten to Death in Old City The family of a Temple University graduate who was beaten to death in Old City will receive the largest settlement of its kind in city history against the owners of two Philadelphia bars where the man’s killers — two who were underage — were served alcohol before the killing. The family of Kevin Kless will receive a $7-million settlement — $1 million from the former Lucy’s Hat Shop on Market Street in Old City and $6 million from G Lounge on 17th Street in Rittenhouse — that will be paid out by the defunct bars' insurance companies. Kless was trying to hail a cab at 4th and Chestnut streets in the early hours of Jan. 14, 2012 when a car pulled up and an argument began. Kenneth Enriquiz-Santiago, Steven Ferguson, and Felix Carrillo got out of the car and began to punch and kick Kless. Investigators said Ferguson delivered a severe, closed-fist blow to the right side of Kless' head. Kless died a short time later. The Temple University Fox School of Business grad was 23. The three men later pleaded guilty to their roles in the killing — Ferguson getting the most severe punishment of up to 10 years in prison. - (Black-on-white)

The Truth of Interracial Rape in the United States In the United States in 2005, 37,460 white females were sexually assaulted or raped by a black man, while between zero and ten black females were sexually assaulted or raped by a white man. What this means is that every day in the United States, over one hundred white women are raped or sexually assaulted by a black man.